If you want a "file drawer" that is always open, nerdtree ain't great, but furthermore, the whole "file drawer" concept doesn't really work in vim. I personall

If you want a "file drawer" that is always open, nerdtree ain't great, but furthermore, the whole "file drawer" concept doesn't really work in vim. I personally prefer nerdtree to the builtin netrw but the "killer setting" for me is "close nerdtree after opening a file". nerdtree is super useful as a tree explorer but you'll have a much better time if you don't treat it as a "drawer".